Combination hassock table



Jan. 15, 1952 KIRSHBAUM 2,582,703

COMBINATION HASSOCK TABLE Filed Sept. 29, 1950 ATTOR a e d p n hich oerat s 1 s Patented Jan. 15, 1952 EQMiiiNHIQ-N SQQK .Harrr .lgirshha lln tead, N- assignor to deadwood ro ue orn 13m N. a

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This invention relates to an .artioleof furniture in the form of ahassock having movable; coupled: therewith a table which is normallytoreei with n the hassock and extendible intonsahle pos tion adjacentand above one side of the rhassoe aeili.- tating the use thereof byv,anoccupant 9 the has sock. More particularly, theimlehtion d a swrh anarticle of furniture of the pharactep gles ibed wherein the table unitincludes-m psio st,- in the table into elifierentpes s a as 1 s it r d frent uses and, s ill .inere. panti -plant. theinven oii comprises. a. pased; they the form. f con ainer, artit oned to io -iii compart ent to vaiou ert e esi T n features o tee lill i-.9, Wiiib understood fromthefollgwing gigs v taken er with h eeeei ilia ili sie in ch r n emb ei-heiite o iii ei ii are disclosed a d, i whiehi the sepa te h are desi nt d by su b e reference eh raeteiin ea h of he vi ws and w h;

i Fi 1 s a iclea d ecti nal v ew of he soeh made ding o my nventionparts in he use po ti of t e a le unit and i i g, in part, h table unitii e iiaps d position with the top seat me r of the hassoe'lg in raisedpo ition t'anti d. .h iii t e sectional po t n o igibei seiibst. tie l ln f F g-. and I Fi 2 is a s tional plan i w on the broken l ne f g- .1sh wing the art he hill li e position o g. .1. and i iv ting the table pin par i dot and. dash y- In the accom n in sirawiiia I haveshowii'at tthe bo y or c nta n r Po tio oi a h sseek vmeeie e 'd e t my i nt Pii;this ody 9. mprising a bottom wall H front wall it, back wall [3 andside walls 14 and 16 The walls are covered and faced by suitable outerfacing rnaterials, generally indica-ted by thereference character I6and, at intervals, this facing material may be cushioned, as indicatedin part at ll. Suitable facings may be employed on the inner surfaces ofthe -walls, but this has been omitted for the sake of clarity in theshowing.

Hinged to the upper edgemof the back wall :13, as for example, at [8, isa cushioned top .orseaj;

19 which rests upon the uppers-edge portions oi all of the e l whenthe-same is theelesesi p s t as seen'in-Fie- 1.9 th idea-tw ne. se-

cured to he w r su aee o the eat Ma tiacent one side thereof, is a checkl n1; -;2il ,;h iggig wall l3, centrally of the body [0, are a pair pfu... ee aperture o a b acket 23. seeiii ee t the spaced partition walls2 t forming acentercompartmeiat 25 and side storage compartments 26 and2 as will clearly appear from a consideration of Fig. 2 of the drawing.

5 The upper corner portions of the front and side walls are reinforcedby angle plate 23 to give rigidity and-strength to the upper wallportion 52.

Secured centrally to-the upper edge of the front wall portion is aU-shaped bearing plate 29, upon which part of a table unit, generallyidentified by the-reference character 30," operates.

The table unitcomprises an arm 35. The arm 31, when in extendedoperative position, seen in full lines in Fig. 1, comprises a lowerperpendicw lar channel portion 32- disposed within the body with thechannel directed inwardly. At the upperend of thelehannel 32' is anoutwardly and horizontally disposed part 3.3 which rests upon the ztopmfthe bearing plate 29 and, extending upwardly and outwardly from the part33, is a long channel portion .34. Formed from the plate of the channelportion 24-is a downwardly extend: ing-flange .35, with which anadjustable link 36 is coupled 10y means .of a winged nut 3:7, the linkSBhaving an elongated. aperture .38 to facilitate this adjustmentinmoving a table supporting plate 3.9 and the table topAfl into differentpositionson thear-m 3.1.

The link 36 passes through anelongatedaper- 30 tun-e111 in-the arm .3!and this link is-piyoted toc he plate as seen at 42. Theplate .39 isgenerally of the structure shown in plan-in Fig. 2

e1. thedrawing and formed from thep1atel39ar hair o downwar y extendinpiyot hearin s 4'3. "with. which the upp r endof h arm 3 is pivoted.-

Fi e table top preferably ha upwardlyex tendin hence it extent he a onethe ed t o to .lsl flp l' .ie es, ieh as d aw paper o t e i e the table.to is eli iee oos tiei si itabie for aim ifer .drewTeiyot dzie he lowerend of t e per endicu ar ilfiDHlsPQl'iibZi tiles at as is iere .e .iev r14.5-

ei .ere srseetienai rm for reat r-pa length-a id t other eiis of thelever 45 is pivoted, as seen at iifi, to a lea ed bra ke disses-me t theupper n of the.: ee1s- =wa 1i-.

5o wil he a pa ent v. roih a cons deration o Fi erawi ewthet the er aelle 1 d ngepartof the link jtaqan be p. eeiiinert h hi 112 when th as?V is the c llap d e s t i w hii l h .a soe s h dy ii he eh ehei e d oedi t pp r-po ion oi t o y it ab e t ehe t eh it ai dthe slotted l nerepresentat on e he tabl top in the collapsed position has beenomitted-for sake of clarity in the showing. By providing the separatecompartment 25, into which the arm and lever are adapted to pass, itwill be apparent that the other compartments 28 and 21 can be utilizedfor storage of writing equipment, toys or the like, without interferenceof the operation of the mechanism of the table unit and, in this way,the table unit can be readily moved into its collapsed or extendedpositions without disturbing articles that may be in the compartments 26and 21.

Considering Fig. 1 of the drawing, it will appear that the lower ends ofthe sides of the channel portion 34 terminate in perpendicular walls 48.which bear upon the plate 29 in providing a firm support of the table onthe .body ID or the front wall I2 thereof, the portion 33 also assistingin this operation.

In collapsing the table unit 30 into the body these parts beneath theseat l9.

Considering Fig. 2 of, the drawing, it will appear that the side walls15 and [5 include handle members 439 to facilitate movement of the.hassock from place to place,

The hassock table combination is designed for use in the home and can bemade sufiiciently attractive to be utilized in any room of the home andtoprovide means for converting the same into a service or utility table.In other words, refreshments can be served to an occupant seated uponthe hassock with the legs of the occupant straddling the arm 31. In someinstances, the table top may be adjusted to an angular position,facilitating its use as ,a reading table or writing or drawing table.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is: w

I. An article of furniture of the character described, comprising abox-shaped body defined by bottom, front, back and side walls, the bodybeing open at the top, a member mounted on and forming a closure for thetop 'of said body, a table unit, means movably supporting said unit inconnection with said body, said unit being adapted to be containedwithin the body when not in use and extended beyond and supported by thebody in the use thereof, said table unit comprising an upwardly andoutwardly extending arm portion, means for bracing and clamping the armportion on one wall of said body, and a table top adjustably supportedin connection with said arm portion.

2. An article of furniture of the character described, comprising abox-shaped body defined by bottom, front, back and side walls, the bodybeing open at the top, a member mounted on and forming a closure for thetop of said body, a table unit, means movably supporting said unit in,connection with said body, said unit being adapted to be containedwithin the body when not in use and extended beyond and supported :bythe body in the use thereof, said table unit comprising an upwardly andoutwardly extending arm portion, means for bracing and clamping the armportion on one Wall of said body, a table top adjustably supported inconnection with said arm portion, and means pivotally coupling the armportion in connection with another wall of said body.

3. An article of furniture of the character described, comprising abox-shaped body defined by bottom, front, back and side walls, the bodybeing openatthe top, a member mounted on and forming a closure-for thetop of said body, a table unitf-means movably supporting said unit inconnection with said body, said unit being adapted to be containedwithin the body when not in use and extended beyond and supported by thebody in the use thereof, said table unit comprising an upwardly andoutwardly extending arm portion, means for bracing and clamping the armportion on one wall of said body, a table top adjustably supported inconnection with said arm portion, means pivotally couplin the arm.

portion in connection with another Wall of said body, the body having apair of partition walls forming a compartment therein, and the lastnamedmeans and said arm porton being movable in said compartment.

4. An article of furniture of the character described, comprising abox-shaped body defined by bottom, front, back and side walls, the bodybeing open at the top, a member mounted on and forming a closure forthetop of said body, a table unit, means movably supportin said unit inconnection with said body, said unit being adapted to be containedwithin the body when not in use and extended beyond and supported by thebody in the use thereof, said table unit comprising an upwardly andoutwardly extending arm portion, means for bracing and clamping the armportion on one wall of said body, a table top adjustably supported inconnection with said arm portion, and means for reinforcing the wall ofsaid body in connection with which the arm portion is supported.

5. A hassock of the character described, comprising a box-shaped bodyopen at the top, a cushioned seat hinged to the body and movable towardand from the top thereof and forming a closure for the open top thereof,a table unit pivotally supported within and normally col-- lapsiblewithin said body, said unit comprisin a lever pivoted to said body, anarm pivoted to the lever, a table member coupled with said arm, andmeans intermediate the ends of said arm for engaging the upper edge ofone wall of said body to retain the arm against movement on said walland for support of the table member in extended spaced relationship tosaid wall.

6. A hassock of the character described, comprising a box-shaped bodyopen at the top, a cushioned seat hinged to the body and movable towardand from the top thereof and forming a closure for the open top thereof,a table unit pivotally supported within and normally collapsible withinsaid body, said unit comprisin a lever pivoted to said body, an armpivoted to the lever, a table member coupled with said arm, meansintermediate the ends of said arm for engaging the upper edge of onewall of said body to retain the arm against movement on said wall andfor support of the table member in extended spaced relationship to saidwall, and means for adjustably supporting the table member on said arm I7 .r

7. A hassock of the character described, comprising a box-shaped bodyopen at the top, a cushioned seat hinged to the body and movable towardand from the top thereof and forming a closure for the open top thereof,a table unit pivotally supported within and normally collapsible withinsaid body, said unit comprisin a lever pivoted to said body, an armpivoted to the lever, a table member coupled with said arm, meansintermediate the ends of said arm for engagin the upper edge of one wallof said body to retain the arm against movement on said wall and forsupport of the table member in extended spaced relationship to saidwall, means for adjustably supporting the table member on said arm, andsaid body being partitioned to form a compartment therein in which saidlever and arm are free to operate in movement of said unit into extendedand collapsed positions.

8. A hassock of the character described, comprising a box-shaped bodyopen at the top, a cushioned seat hinged to the body and movable towardand from the top thereof and forming a closure for the open top thereof,a table unit pivotally supported within and normally collapsible withinsaid body, said unit comprising a lever pivoted to said body, an armpivoted to the lever, a table member coupled with said arm, meansintermediate the ends of said arm for engaging the upper edge of onewall of said body to retain the arm against movement of said wall andfor support of the table member in extended spaced relationship to saidwall, means for adjustably supporting the table member on said arm, saidbody being partitioned to form a compartment therein in which said leverand arm are free to operate in movement of said unit into extended andcollapsed positions, and means bracing and supporting the cushioned seatin raised position.

9. A hassock of the character described, comprising a box-shaped bodyopen at the top, a cushioned seat hinged to the body and movable towardand from the top thereof and forming a closure for the open top thereof,a table unit pivotally supported within and normally collapsible withinsaid body, said unit comprising a lever pivoted to said body, an armpivoted to the lever, a table member coupled with said arm, meansintermediate the ends of said arm for engaging the upper edge of onewall of said body to retain the arm against movement on said wall andfor support of the table member in extended spaced relationship to saidwall, and means for reinforcing the Wall portion of the hassock bodyengaged by said arm.

10. A hassock of the character described, comprising a box-shaped bodyopen at the top, a cushioned seat hinged to the body and movable towardand from the top thereof and forming a closure for the open top thereof,a table unit pivotally supported within and normally collapsible withinsaid body, said unit comprising a lever pivoted to said body, an armpivoted to the lever, a table member coupled with said arm, meansintermediate the ends of said arm for engaging the upper edge of onewall of said body to retain the arm against movement on said wall andfor support of the table member in extended spaced relationship to saidwall, means for reinforcing the wall portion of the hassock body engagedby said arm, and said table member comprising a supporting plate and atable top secured to said plate.

HARRY T. KIRSHBAUM.

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